Francesco Ricatti is Cassamarca Senior Lecturer in Italian Studies, and coordinator of European Languages at Monash University. His main research interests are in migration history, transcultural studies, and participatory and creative approaches to social change in transcultural communities. In this area, he has received research funding from the National Geographic and the Scanlon Foundation. He has studied extensively the history of Italians is Australia, and is currently working on the development of a decolonial approach to the history of Italian and Mediterranean migration to Australia.

Transcultural studies; migration studies; Italian, Australian and transnational history; football Studies; oral history; participatory research and digital storytelling; history of emotions; creative writing; leadership for social change.

Transcultural studies; migration studies; Italian, Australian and transnational history; football Studies; oral history; participatory research and digital storytelling; history of emotions; creative writing.

Coordination of the Italian major

Italian Introductory 1 and 2

Italian Proficient 2

European Languages Advanced 2